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Videos
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HOME AND AWAY NO. 16
non-fiction
1959
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Home and Away series

One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd between 1954 and 1961, it includes a tea party for members of staff held at Turnberry Hotel where they also play golf for the inter-...

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BETWEEN BELLICOURT AND BELLENGLISE [Main]
1918
Imperial War Museums

Australian soldiers, probably of 5th Division, at the south end of the Saint Quentin tunnel at Bellicourt. A temporary bridge has been built just below the tunnel entrance. A view, from on top of the ...

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HOME AND AWAY NO. 10
non-fiction
1961
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Home and Away series

One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. between 1954 and 1961. Featuring their Cyclone furnace for firing coal at work; the Renfrew staff association magazine going to pre...

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HOME AND AWAY NO. 12
non-fiction
1960
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Home and Away series

One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. between 1954 and 1961. The film includes shots of Babcock and Wilcox boilers being installed in the Kodak factory, Essex. [See al...

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BLACK AND DECKER LIMITED
non-fiction
1950
National Library of Scotland

Manufacture of components for Black and Decker tools. [Incomplete]

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STEEL AND ENGINEERING
non-fiction
1960
National Library of Scotland

Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.

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SCOTLAND'S GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS
non-fiction / Amateur film
1945
National Library of Scotland

Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.

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BRIDE AND GROOM
Feature film / Amateur film
1956
National Library of Scotland

Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]

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Images
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LICK AND A PROMISE: an Escapade of Frank and Hexe, a
National Library of Scotland

A warm-hearted little tale of a boy's determination to get an ice-cream, helped by his pet dog.

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BILLY AND ZORBA
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Tartan Shorts series

In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.

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CHEMICALS AND ILLUMINANTS
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- First Reels series

An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.

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CAMELS AND JAFFA [Main]
Imperial War Museums

A camel train approaches and enters the city. A panorama of the city taken from the sea. Tiffin (compressed camel or horse fodder) being unloaded from ships lying out to sea by surf boats. The men wor...

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TRAMPING AND CAMPING
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Junior Activity Films series

A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.

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BORDER SHOTS AND SPOTS
National Library of Scotland

An amateur film compilation around the Borders. Includes footage of a visit to Duns by The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt. Rev Dr. James A. Simpson, a 250th annive...

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GLASGOW TODAY AND TOMORROW
National Library of Scotland

Glasgow in the post-war years and the Corporation's futuristic plans for the city's development. [The film was made to tie in with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow....

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DOUAI AND LILLE [Main]
Imperial War Museums

I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...

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Texts
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[GYMKHANA DISPLAY, PRESTWICK, CARMUNNOCK]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [GYMKHANA DISPLAY, PRESTWICK, CARMUNNOCK]

Amateur footage of riding school gymkhanas and brief shots of an outdoor swimming pool.

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VISIT TO MAVOR AND COULSON, a
National Library of Scotland

A tour of the Mavor and Coulson Bridgeton works, Glasgow,

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BELLANY: A Life, Death and Resurrection
National Library of Scotland

Bellany - A Life, Death and Resurrection explores the life and work of the extraordinary Scots painter, John Bellany.

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OUR CITY - TODAY AND TOMORROW
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Glasgow Civics series

The city of Glasgow in the 1940s - its buildings, parks, museum, university and housing, showing the plans for major re-development of the city. Relates to issues proposed in the Bruce Report 1945 - a...

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MESSAGE MUST GET THROUGH, the
National Library of Scotland

A drama / documentary about the Civil Defence services during wartime Edinburgh, this film contains shots of the messenger Corps in action alerting all services during ARP - including the system used ...

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PREPARING A WAX RESIN RE-LINING
National Library of Scotland

A demonstration of the stages and processes in relining a picture.

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[OFFICE HELENSBURGH FASLANE ‘AQUITANIA’ EARLY 1950]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [OFFICE HELENSBURGH FASLANE ‘AQUITANIA’ EARLY 1950]

Amateur footage of women working in an office in Glasgow city centre, and general views at Faslane on Gare Loch, including the liner Aquitania.

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The dachshund and the sausage

A cartoon combining drawings and live footage, in which a drawing comes to life while its author isn't there. The film's director began as a political cartoonist and in 1914 founded Bray Studios, amon...

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